Precision radiation targets prostate tumors with MRI guidance
NCT ID NCT06542757
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new way to deliver radiation for intermediate-risk prostate cancer. Using an MRI machine that also delivers radiation, doctors can give a higher dose to the main tumor while lowering the dose to the rest of the prostate. The goal is to improve tumor control and reduce side effects. About 91 participants will be followed for two years to see if the tumor is gone on biopsy and to track any side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Radiation therapy (MR-guided ultra-hypofractionated external beam radiation with a dose boost to the dominant tumor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a more precise and effective radiation treatment for intermediate-risk prostate cancer, potentially reducing side effects and improving tumor control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (91 participants) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. There are risks of radiation side effects, and the treatment may not improve outcomes over standard care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 91 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients will be eligible for this study. Risk groups will be assigned as per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. Intermediate-risk patients will be defined as: * PSA 10-20 ng/ml or * Gleason score = 7 or * Clinical stage T2b/T2c (T2b: the tumor has spread to more than one-half of one side of the prostate, but not to both sides. T2c: the cancer has invaded both sides of the prostate) 2. Age \> 18 3. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) \> 80 4. Prostate size \< 90 cc 5. Presence of a T2-visible prostatic lesion with maximum dimension of ≥ 0.5 cm and no more than two additional disease foci with a documented Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PIRADS) 4-5 lesion 6. MRI findings: Lesion may contact the capsular edge, possible extracapsular extension (ECE) permitted 7. International Prostate Symptom Score \< 18 8. Satisfy all MRI screening criteria and be willing to fill out the standard MRI screening form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Gleason score \>7 2. PSA \>20 ng/mL 3. Prior or concurrent androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer 4. MRI findings: suspicious for/probable ECE 5. MRI findings: \>2 disease foci identifiable 6. Evidence of metastatic disease on bone scan or MRI/CT 7. MRI ineligibility due to: the presence of a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, or other implanted metallic or electronic device which is considered MR unsafe; severe claustrophobia; inability to lie flat for the duration of the study; etc. 8. Metallic implant or device in the pelvis that might distort the local magnetic field and compromise quality of mp-MRI 9. Lateral pelvic separation greater than 50 cm and/or anterior-posterior separation greater than 35 cm which are incompatible with MR for Calculating ATtenuation (MRCAT) reconstruction 10. Contra-indications to receiving gadolinium contrast 11. KPS \< 80 12. Pelvic or Prostate MRI or CT (MRI preferred) evidence of radiographic T3, T4, or N1 disease 13. Prior history of transurethral resection of the prostate 14. Prior history of urethral stricture 15. Prior history of pelvic irradiation 16. History of inflammatory bowel disease 17. Unable to give informed consent 18. Unable to complete quality of life questionnaires 19. Abnormal complete blood count, including any of the following: * Platelet count less than 75,000/ml * Hb level less than 10 gm/dl * White blood cell (WBC) less than 3.5/ml * Abnormal renal function tests (creatinine \> 1.5)
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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